Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)
Run Time: 46 mins
Air Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013
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5 Discovery Sky History National Geographic Channel National GeographicSeason 13 - Episode 2
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On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 takes off from a snowy runway in Washington D.C, stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing a total of 78 people. The causes were ice on the wings and the pilots' failure to turn on the engines' anti-freeze system, causing erroneous engine instrument readings.